Pit-Caribou La Gaspésienne

Brewed by Microbrasserie Pit-Caribou
Style: Porter
L’Anse-à-Beaufils, Canada

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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I debated a bit how to rank this beer. At first I was thinking 3.4 or 3.6 because it is a very one sided unbalanced beer. Nevertheless, I like this taste and have to rate it higher because I like it. In the nose you smell cocao, coffee and roasted malt. When you taste it you taste the same thing. Not very subtle and there are no hidden flavours awaiting the conaisseur. It is what it is and I like what it is but can also understand those that are less enthusiastic about it. A beer with character but not much subtlety that as a porter even has a bit of rauchbier taste.

Black pour with small brown highlights and a thick light brown head. Aroma of coacoa and roasted malt. Good flavor of coacoa and roasted malt with a mild bitter finish. The body is light and creamy while the carbonation is soft. This is not a remarkable porter, but it’s definitely worth a try.

#1090 bottle; Nose is weak chloride, some rotten fruit, chocolate, mediumroasted malt, feel is mediumbroad, carb is medium, taste is sweet coffee, some sweetroasted malt.

500 ml bottle. Looks gorgeous: very dark, black with brown reflects. Nice dark beige head which quickly dissipates. Intensely smells of burnt grains, I’m interested. However, very little taste, some roasted malt, slight coffee bitterness in the finish. Leaves a lingering roasted malt taste, but overall it is somewhat disappointing. Quite watery, overly carbonated. Lacking in character...definitely not my kind of porter...

Bière noire, où se présente, un instant, un petit col beige, disparaissant aussitôt... Bière au profil aromatique assez bien ficelé: grain grillé, mélasse, kirsch et une trace de levure poussiéreuse. Délicatement amère, avec une pointe de sucre et d’aigre bien balancée. Robuste et affirmée, elle est de texture crémeuse avec une finale à peine astringente. Effervescence délicate et durable. Elle se termine sur de longs arômes.

On est pas très loin des Porter anglaises de grande renommée. Magnifique bière au collet perlé très vivant et crémeux. Un peu faible en arôme et en goût en la comparant à la Firestone ou à la Fuller’s mais j’aime sa présence en bouche, sa buvabilité.

Bouteille 500ml. D’un brun foncé avec un beau col surplombant la bière tout au long de la dégustation. Arôme malté avec de belles notes chocolatées. Goût d’orge malté avec du cacao en bonne dose. Corps moyen avec une belle amertume en finale.

Tasted at the Oktoberfest des Québécois 2011, on September 11. Very dark brown, small head. Aroma of malted barley and chocolate coffee. Sweet taste of barley and chocolate malt, hints of coffee bitter aftertaste of coffee. A simple and nice porter!

Tasted at Seaport Beer festival. amazing. surprisingly fruity with big roasted notes, thick caramel and a good roast level. medium to fuller bodied.

Courtesy of Benjii/Sevare, Thanks! Dark brown with thick cream head smoke on the nose and smoky malt body.